Woman dragged as saree gets stuck in Metro train door
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) A woman passenger was on Tuesday injured after being dragged for a few meters on a Delhi Metro platform while deboarding as her saree got stuck in the closing doors,…
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Moved by Indians’ messages after blaze: French envoy
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) French Ambassador to India Alexandre Ziegler on Tuesday said he was “deeply moved” by the outpouring of messages from India following the massive fire at the iconic Notre Dame Cathedral…
CBDT reply on tax on solatium to victims sought
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) to consider if the provision that mandates deduction of tax on the interest accrued upon award…
Michel wants interim bail for celebrating Easter
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) British national Christian Michel, the alleged middleman in the Rs 3,600-crore AugustaWestland VVIP chopper deal case, on Tuesday moved a Delhi court seeking bail to celebrate Easter. He wished to…
26 die as torrential rains, windstorm lash Pakistan
Islamabad, April 16 (IANS) At least 26 people were killed and scores of others injured as rains and windstorm wreaked havoc across Pakistan over the last two days. While there were no official figures regarding…
Delhi court grants bail to Gautam Khaitan
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) A court here on Tuesday granted bail to lawyer Gautam Khaitan in a money laundering and black money case. Special Judge Arvind Kumar allowed Khaitan’s bail plea asking him to…
India trying to make Kashmir jails a Guantanamo: Mehbooba
Srinagar, April 16 (IANS) Former Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti alleged on Tuesday that the Indian government was trying to convert prisons in Jammu and Kashmir into a Guantanamo bay….
NYPD tweets on Notre Dame fire, gets trolled
New York, April 16 (IANS) The New York Police Department (NYPD) was trolled mercilessly on Twitter after it posted about “closely monitoring” the fire at the iconic Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. “We are closely…
Indian man convicted in Dubai for hacking 15 websites
Dubai, April 16 (IANS) An Indian man was sentenced to three months in prison followed by deportation for hacking the server of a media company which was responsible for 15 client websites. The Dubai Court…
Gautam Khaitan gets bail in VVIP chopper case
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court of Arvind Kumar on Tuesday granted bail to Gautam Khaitan in the VVIP chopper scam case.
YouTube mistakenly links Notre Dame fire to 9/11
Washington, April 16 (IANS) YouTube’s new tool for battling misinformation mistakenly linked videos of the massive fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in the US and later…
SC seeks response from Chidambaram’s wife, son
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought responses from Congress leader and former Union Minister P. Chidambarams wife Nalini and son Karti regarding an appeal of the Income Tax Department against…
Ten arrested in Asansol after Ram Navami violence
Kolkata, April 16 (IANS) Ten people have been arrested in connection with violence after a Ram Navami rally in Asansol, the city with the second largest population in West Bengal, police said on Tuesday. Two…
Macron vows to rebuild devastated Notre Dame
Paris, April 16 (IANS) French President Emmanuel Macron has pledged to rebuild the Notre Dame Cathedral, the 850-year-old Unesco world heritage, after a devastating blaze partially destroyed the Paris landmark, media reports said on Tuesday….
SC stays execution of youth in Suruli rape, murders
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the execution of a man, ordered to be hanged on April 22 after being given death sentence for the rape of a woman and…
History in ashes: Bollywood reacts to Notre Dame fire
Mumbai, April 16 (IANS) As the news of a fire at the Notre Dame broke out, Bollywood celebrities like Rishi Kapoor, Nimrat Kaur and Arjun Kapoor among many others took to social media to voice…
Notre Dame fire under control, main structure saved
Paris, April 16 (IANS) A devastating fire that engulfed the Notre Dame, the 850-year-old Unesco world heritage landmark in Paris, was brought under control on Tuesday, while the Cathedral’s main structure as well as its…
Trump recommends Boeing to ‘rebrand’ 737 MAX planes
Washington, April 16 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has publicly recommended Boeing to “rebrand” its troubled 737 Max planes after two fatal crashes led to the indefinite global grounding of the model and widespread criticism…
Former Brazil football chief receives life ban
Rio de Janeiro, April 16 (IANS) Former Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) President Jose Maria Marin has been given a life ban from all football-related activities for corruption, the sport’s governing body FIFA has said. The…
Firefighters battle to save iconic Notre Dame cathedral
Paris, April 16 (IANS) A major fire has engulfed the medieval Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris, one of France’s most famous landmarks. The 850-year-old Gothic building’s spire and roof have collapsed but the main structure,…